Support for rugs in the process of dyeing the same



W. E. OLSON.

SUPPORT FOR RUGS IN PROCESS OF DYEING THE SAME.

I APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18, I915- l,326,958. y Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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SUPPORT FOR BUGS IN PROCESS OF DYEING THE SAME.

APPLICATION HLED DECJB, I915.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

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Original application filed May QO, 1914, Serial No. 839,830.

Serial No. 67,808.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l VALrnR E. OLSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of'Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Support for Bugs in the Processes of Dyeing the Same, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful support for rugs in the process of dyeing of the same, the present application being a division of my pending application, Serial #839,830, filed May 20th, 1914, for process and apparatus for dyeing rugs and like articles.

The object of this invention is the production of a support of this character which will permit of rugs being successively dyed with differently colored dyes without fear of the dye used on one rug being transferred to the succeeding rug in such quantities as to be noticed.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective View illustrating the employment of the rug support in the rug dyeing process.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a fragment of the rug support, and

ig. 3 is a sectional view of a fragment of the rug support showing a rug arranged thereon.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a sup- A which it is desired to dye in the rug dyeing process. Said support consists of a platform made up of a plurality of spaced parallel stringers 1 and a plurality of spaced parallel strips 2 arranged at right angles to said stringers and secured to the upper edges thereof. Upon the platform thus formed is arranged a sort of foraminated mat consisting of a plurality of spaced parallel tortuous metallic bands or strips 3 which are secured to the upper sides of the platform members 2 by means of staples 4.

The dye, which is used in the process, is in liquid form, and is applied to the upper Specification of Letters Patent.

, port of the construction Patented J an. 6, 1920.

Ziivided and this application filed December 18.

surface of the rug by means of anatomizer or spraying gun 5 with which communicate flexible pipes or hose 6 leading from dye reservoirs T. Also communicating with the atomizeris a flexible pipe or hose 8 which leads from a compressed air tank 9. In use the liquid dye, by reason of the compressed air passing through the atomizer, is projected from the latter in a line spray which is directed uponthe upper surface ofthe rug as shown in Fig. 1. After the upper surface of the rug has been sprayed witl the dye, the same may be reversed and the dye applied to the reverse side in the same manner as before described.

A rug supporting element of the construe tion set forth presents an upper surface for contact with the rug which is formed of a plurality of spaced narrow elongated surfaces of exceedingly small area, the advantage of this being that rugs may be dyed diiferent colors in rapid succession upon said supporting element without the fear of the dye used on one rug adhering to said element being transferred to the next rug arranged upon said supporting element in such quantities as to be noticed. The area of the portions of said supporting element which contact with the rug are so small that any wet dye adhering thereto and which is transferred to the neXt rug will be practically unnoticeable. Also by reason of the foraminated construction of the platform any dye which accumulates upon the vertical edges of the members 2 and 3 will drop therefrom by gravity and thus the platform will serve to clean itself. Without a rug supset forth and where instead a plain fiat surface was employed it is apparent that in the successive dyeingof a a number of rugs with dyes of different colors, it would be necessary to clean the said surface after the dyeing of each rug before the succeeding rug was arranged thereon, as otherwise the second rug would receive the coloring of the first rug in such quantities as to discolor the same. I am aware that various constructions and various supports for carpets while being cleaned or beaten have been suggested and proposed, but I do not claim any of these as such, my claims being specifically limited to supports for dyeing carpets or the like.

While I have illustrated and described the floor or door-mat OFFICE.

preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification ithout departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire toavail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by'Letters Patent is: a

1. Apparatus for dyeing rugs or like articles comprising a supporting element, said element consisting of a foraminated platform; and a plurality of spaced members arranged on said platform, the upper edges of which present spaced supporting surfaces of small area, substantially as described.

2. Apparatus for dyeing rugs or like articles comprising a supporting element, said element consisting of a platform; and a plurality, of spaced elongated tortuous parallel bands arranged on edge on the upper side of said platform and secured thereto, substantially as described.

, 3. A support'for rugs or like articles in dyeing the same comprising a platform, said platform comprising a. plurality of spaced elongated members; and a supporting eleupper surfaces of small area,

ment on said platform comprising a plurality of spaced supporting members having substantially as described. I

4:. A support for rugs or like articles in dyeing the same comprising a platform, said platform comprising a plurality of spaced elongated members; and a supporting element on said platform comprising a plurality of spaced elongated bands arranged on edge on the upper side of said platform, said bands being disposed at substantially right angles to the elongated members of said platform, substantially as described.

5. A support for rugs or like articles in. dyeing the same comprising a foraminated platform; and a foraminated supporting element arranged on said platform, the upper side of said supporting element presenting a plurality of spaced supporting surfaces of small. area, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

WALTER E. OLSON.

Witnesses ARTHUR A. OLsoN, JOSHUA R. H. Form. 

